Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Snakes, armadillos, cockroaches, oh my!!! Our friend Ben from the Forest Park Zoo brought animals all the way to Center School for the third grade Zoo on the Go program! You'll definitely enjoy the different types of animals the kids got to learn about! Special thank you to our wonderful PTO for funding this terrific program! Enjoy!

Monday, January 25, 2016

No, not the bird, the robot!! The Finch is a robot that is designed to support an engaging introduction to the art of programming. As of now, students in the fourth and fifth grades are learning coding using code.org, and then programming the Finch Robot using Scratch, and Snap.
Learning the fundamentals of coding gives the students skills that will serve them well as they continue through school and beyond: logical thinking, problem solving, perseverance, collaboration, creativity and communication.
Thank you to Silvia Scott and Sue Dufraine at Blueberry and Wolf Swamp for the leading the way with coding!

Choosing a topic of interest, the fourth graders became journalists by writing their own feature articles! Magazine editors Mrs. McLean, Mrs. McColgan, Ms. Stone and Ms. Hanson taught their students the skills to create well written and informative articles that would appeal to their audience - YOU! Congratulations teachers and students on an incredible job!

Enjoy these digital magazines written by the fourth grade... don't be surprised if you see one on a newsstand near you!

Friday, January 15, 2016

Choosing a topic of interest, the fourth graders became journalists by writing their own feature articles! Magazine editors Mrs. McLean, Mrs. McColgan, Ms. Stone and Ms. Hanson taught their students the skills to create well written and informative articles that would appeal to their audience - YOU! Congratulations teachers and students on an incredible job!

Enjoy these digital magazines written by the fourth grade... don't be surprised if you see one on a newsstand near you!

Nurse Autumn has begun a Health Facts program to educate kids on timely topics that affect their health. The first segment is entitled, "Colds and Flu" and is brought to you by our very own second graders.

Enjoy and please visit Nurse Autumn's website for interesting and important news: The Nurse's Office